I know why the mathematicians weep(derekthompson.org)

342 points by RickJWagner 11 days ago | 561 comments

Derek Thompson essay on his Substack about technological grief, using mathematicians' reactions to AI advances as a lens.

I can't stop thinking about Papua New Guinea(notnottalmud.substack.com)

1004 points by networked 1 month ago | 415 comments

A Substack essay on the not not Talmud blog explaining why the author is fascinated by Papua New Guinea and what they think everyone should know about it.

America’s top environmental groups have lost the plot on climate change(noahpinion.blog)

53 points by jseliger 3 years ago | 37 comments

None of us are truly living off the grid(okdoomer.io)

66 points by Tomte 3 years ago | 74 comments

Why poor countries stopped catching up(davidoks.blog)

41 points by j-bos 8 months ago | 34 comments

The Techlash That Never Happened(eriktorenberg.substack.com)

43 points by tim_sw 3 years ago | 50 comments